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Tu Youyou, aged 85, is a medical scientist at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.she has just become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel prize, for helping discover artemisinin,a new kind of medicine known as "Qing-hao-su" in Chinese in 1971 and dihydroartemisinin, used also to treat malaria(疟疾).
The discovery of “Qing-hao-su” and its use in treating malaria are regarded as the most important breakthrough(突破) in tropical medicine in the 20th century. It is also a major health improvement for people in developing tropical countries in south Asia, Africa, and South America.
This is the first time her work has been widely recognized in China, and it also marks the first time China has won a Nobel prize in the sciences.The last time a Chinese national won a Nobel Prize was in 2012, when Mo Yan got the literature award.
Tu also received several medical awards in the past including the 2011 Lasker Award in Clinical Medicine for the same achievements.Tu was the first native Chinese who was educated and works in China to win the Lasker award, too.
1.Tu Youyou was born in _________ .
A.1920 B.1930 C.1940 D.1950
2.Tu’s discovery is mainly used in __________
A. Africa, Asia or South America
B.Africa,South Europe or South America
C. Africa,South Asia or South America
D.Africa,South Europe or America
3. ______ Chinese national won the Noble Prize in the sciences.
A. One B.Two C.Three D,Four
4.Tu won another medical award called Lasker Award in_________.
A, 1971 B.2011 C.2012 D.2015
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Tu Youyou, born in 1930, is a Chinese medical scientist. She won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for finding out artemisinin (also known as Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. When Tu was a high school student, she became interested in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western medicine. She kept her work in the1960s and1970s. In that age, Malaria (疟疾) could take away people's lives. Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240,000 times but failed. Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, BeiJing, began to study Chinese herbs (药草).
Before 2011, people didn’t know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes on her “the Professor of Three None’s”: no high degree (学历), no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national academies. But she is hard-working. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of research.
In February, 2012, Tu was named “National Outstanding Females” (One of the Ten). Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers.
1.Tu Youyou won the2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine because ________.
A.she found out Qinghaosu B.she grew some new herb
C.she studied traditional Chinese medicine D.she saved many lives with Chinese herbs
2.Tu Youyou became interested in medicine as ________.
A.a member of an academy B.a Junior school student
C.a high school student D.a college student
3.Tu Youyou is a successful scientist with ________.
A.a high degree B.a sense of duty
C.an unhealthy body D.a study experience abroad
4.How old was Tu Youyou when she was named “National Outstanding Females”?
A.80 years old. B.81 years old. C.82 years old. D.83 years old.
5.From the passage, we can lean Tu Youyou is a ________ woman.
A.funny B.friendly C.serious D.hard-working
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Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize ________ the age of 85.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
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Tu Youyou,___85-year-old Chinese female scientist,won the Nobel Prize on Oct.5,2015.
A.aB.an C.the D./
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五、动词填空（本大题共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1.Tu Youyou is the first Chinese woman scientist______ (win) the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
2.---What do you think of my plan?
---Sorry. What’s that? I ______ (listen) to my favourite song.
3.Don’t worry! The results ______ (announce) during the TV programme tomorrow.
4.---Happy Birthday! My honey!
---Oh! Dear! You finally ______ (remember). But my birthday was two days ago!
5.It is reported that it is going to rain, so you’d better I think ______ (not go) for a picnic tomorrow.
6.Though this is the first time for them to visit Shanghai, the couple_______(fall) in love with the fantastic place deeply.
7.Luckily no one was hurt, but the smoke from the fire ______ (rise) straightly up in the air.
8.If I______ (have) a rest when he comes, please ask him to wait for a while in my office.
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Tu Youyou, 85-year-old Chinese female scientist, was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2015.
A. a, the B. the, an C. an, the D. the, an
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Sweet wormwood(青蒿) is a common plant in China. Tu Youyou is the woman______uses the plant’s special power to save millions of lives.
A. which B. who C. whose D. /
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Sweet wormwood (青蒿) is a common plant in China. Tu Youyou is the woman ________ used the plant's special power to save millions of lives.
A. which B. who C. whose D. /
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Tu Youyou is a Chinese scientist. She medicine since 1951.
A．will study B．has studied
C．studies D．is studying
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Tu Youyou is a Chinese scientist. She medicine since 1951.
A．will study B．has studied
C．studies D．is studying
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